Barneys to monitor police while they monitor suspected shoplifters

According to recent plans announced by retail chain Barneys, there will be a whole bunch of policing going on. An internal memo sent to store security said the chain would start keeping a log of which police officers used its security rooms.

The memo obtained by The Associated Press said Barneys would maintain video and audio surveillance of the room where security staff and police watch monitors set up around the store. The memo also said that any officer using the room shall provide “a reasonable description of the individual or individuals that they wish to place under surveillance and the reason the police wish to place such individuals under surveillance.”

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